Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter 1.7 Quick Installation Guide
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter
Quick Install Guide Version 1.7
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................5
Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................5
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5
Product Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................6
Software Requirements.....................................................................................................................................6
Installation and Configuration Overview..................................................................................................................6
Deploying the Dell Management Plug-in OVF Using the vSphere Client...........................................................7
Registering Dell Management Plug-in within vCenter And Importing The License File....................................8
Installation Verification....................................................................................................................................11
2 Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug-in Using the Wizard.....13
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page....................................................................................................................13
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard].........................................................................................................13
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...............................................................................................................15
Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]........................................................................................................................16
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]......................................................................................................................16
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]..........................................................................................................17
Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard].................................................................................................17
Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]...................................................................................17
Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]..........................................................................................................................18
Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up.................................................................................18
Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps.............................................................................................................18
Configuring NFS Shares..........................................................................................................................................19
For More Configuration Information.......................................................................................................................19
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Quick Start Installation
Installation Introduction
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of the Dell Management Plug-in
installation on Dell servers. Once the installation is complete, refer to the
information about all aspects of administration including: inventory management, monitoring and alerting, firmware
updates, deployments and provisioning, and warranty management.
NOTE: With installations on hosts that are on PowerEdge 12th generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not
required. For installations on PowerEdge 11th generation servers OMSA agent is now automatically installed
during the deployment process. For more information about OMSA, please see the section “Understanding OMSA
For 11G Hosts” in the
generation servers and hosts prior to the 12th generation, see the Release Notes for this release.
Dell Management Plug-in User's Guide
Prerequisites
The following information is needed prior to the start of Dell Management Plug-in installation.
• TCP/IP address information to assign to the Dell Management Plug-in virtual appliance.
• A user name and password for the Dell Management Plug-in to access the vCenter server. This should be an
administrator role that has all needed permissions. For additional information on the available Dell Management
Plug-in roles within vCenter, see the Dell Management Plug-in Configuration chapter of the
• Root password for ESX/ESXi host systems or Active Directory account that has administrative rights on the ESX/
ESXi host system.
• User name and password associated with iDRAC Express or Enterprise (only for host systems that include an
iDRAC).
• If you want to use an Active Directory account to access iDRAC or the host using OMSA or the hypervisor, make
sure that the Active Directory user account already exists in Active Directory and that the host / iDRAC are
configured
• Make sure the vCenter server and vSphere client are currently running.
• Know the location of the Dell Management Plug-in OVF and license files.
• Install the Dell Management Plug-in (virtual appliance) on any ESX/ESXi host managed by a vCenter instance
that will be registered with the virtual appliance.
• Your VMware vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. In
addition, install Adobe Flash player 10.0 or higher on the vSphere client system.
to support Active Directory.
NOTE:
To learn more about integrating your iDRAC into Active Directory, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
Dell Management Plug-in User's Guide
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NOTE: The virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine; any interruptions or shut downs impacts overall
functionality of the virtual appliance.
Product Hardware Requirements
The Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter provides full support for 11th and 12th generation Dell servers with
iDRAC and limited support for 9th and 10th generation Dell servers. To determine what generation of Dell Servers you
have, refer to the tables in the Release Notes. See the
specific hardware support information.
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Release Notes
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Software Requirements
The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. In addition, install
Adobe Flash player 10.0 or higher on the vSphere client system.
VMware vSphere has both a desktop client and Web client. The Dell Management Plug-in is only available in the
desktop client.
NOTE: It is recommended that the Dell Management Plug-in and vCenter server are located on the same network.
For specific software requirements, refer to the
Dell Management Plug-in Port Requirements
• 443 (https) and 80 (http) - Administration Console
• 4433 (https) - For auto discovery and handshake
• 162 and 11620 - For SNMP trap listener
• 2049, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004 - NFS share
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Release Notes
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Installation and Configuration Overview
The following high-level steps outline the overall installation procedure for the Dell Management Plug-in. These
procedures assume that the required hardware is in place and running the required VMware vCenter software. With
installations on PowerEdge 12th Generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not required. For installations on
PowerEdge 11th Generation servers, the OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process. For
more information about OMSA, please see the
The following information is an outline of the installation process. To begin the actual installation, see Deploy Plug-In
OVF Using the vSphere Client.
Installation Overview
1. Install the Dell Management Plug-in.
a. Be sure systems are connected, and vCenter server and vSphere client are running.
b. Deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file that contains the Dell Management Plug-in using the vSphere
client.
c. Upload the license file.
d. Register the Dell Management Plug-in with vCenter server using the Administration Console.
2. Complete Configuration Wizard.
3. Enable Dell events.
Dell Management Plug-in User's Guide
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a. Set up event filter options on the Settings page.
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